Another fantastic invention from the workbench of Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart – a 17-year-old version of the bestselling DoubleWood. Still initially matured in 'whisky oak' casks before being switched to sherry wood to finish, the extra years give it extra depth without being overpowering.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Reviews

Tasting Notes

Tasting Note by Tim F

Nose: Patisserie aromas, in fact this resembles nothing so much as a good-quality doughnut, complete with icing sugar & gooey strawberry jam; then a heavy dollop of vanilla and the first hint of sherry, in the form of raisin ice cream drizzled with honey, and of course oak - fresh timber and autumn leaves. Very appealing.

Palate: Now the sherry influence is more prominent with cakey dried fruit (date, raisin) mingling with apple pie aromas. The main difference with the 12yo, though, is that here the oak is centre-stage. Naturally, as this is a Balvenie, it's very good oak, with big creamy vanilla, polished wood, a bite of oakspices (clove, cinnamon) and a hint of dry liquorice.

Finish: Medium-length, gently drying with a kick of spice.

Comment: Fans of the 12yo will like this a lot. It's far too well-mannered to be a moody teenager, but Doublewood 17yo shows significantly greater depth of character than its happy-go-lucky younger sibling. It's still great fun, though. A hit.

15 Customer Reviews

This is by far the best yet for me, as I sip it with a good cigar it got better with every sip. Fruity, and smooth loving it.

1

Highlander
28 November 2017

A total non flavoured,incipid,watery nightmare.Must be worst ?72 whisky on the planet...majorly overrated drink this one.How can it get 95/100...or Horst drooling over this watery waste of time!!!!!

4

Bernie M
2 October 2017

A friend of ours who owns a restaurant had my husband try it. His usual scotch of choice is, oban, macallan or glenlivet. He loved this.

4

Shawn P
1 October 2017

Apple pie with a vanilla shake followed up with a mars bar. Sweet aromas, hint of spice ad oily silkiness on the palate.

5

Katja
23 September 2017

Just love it!

5

Gary
12 August 2017

Awesome!

5

Anonymous
15 July 2017

Excellent product. The flavor enhancement of Sherry cask with the smoothie finish of oak. My new favorite at a good price.

4

johnny
16 June 2017

Very good taste not that strong and fair price

5

Gerry
5 May 2017

Pleasant Christmas cake has all the flavours of vanilla with mango coming in giving that fruity flavour the double cask makes a difference with the sherry cask I like this one

4

AdamLong24
16 October 2016

Nose strong dried fruit
Palate spice fire smooth cake
Finish Marzipan and a nice tingle on the lips.
Not much to say on the tasting notes. Good, nice not enough flavour for my personal taste maybe if I didn’t have enough knowledge of whisky I would enjoy the smoothness more but after tasting the. Balvenie triple cask had more explosive had a longer finish and an around better taste. I did however find that with this whisky if you just rest in the mouth the taste becomes more intense giving a longer finish. This is a nice experience but I do believe you can get better for the money. I would buy this again and enjoy it. If this had just a little bit flavour it would be 5 stars but the blandness lets it down.

Smooth, the texture on ice is almost unmatched. I am 24 years old and I am a fan of the gentleman whiskey. Hardly experienced a similar buzz elsewhere, feels particularly uplifting vs a downer type cheaper alcohol. 5/5